At times I've found myself wanting to tap on a wall to alert a guard Also, I've felt the need to move bodies.

I really enjoy popping heads with my silenced pistol and the silhouette trace of Sam that gets left behind after being detected is a great idea.

You can use the sticky cameras to alert guards, I used them quite a few times towards the end of the game and they worked perfectly. I somewhat agree about the body moving but taking into account Fisher's state of mind I guess he isn't too fussed about that. Maybe that is why the developers chose to leave that ability out of the game. Hmm.

Either way I get what you're saying though. MGS related avatars ftw!

Originally Posted by MJ

Sounds like my concerns are true, that they've taken the Splinter Cell out of Splinter Cell. I think I'll wait for the price to drop before I get this.

I wouldn't say that is true actually. As I mentioned earlier, it still felt like a Splinter Cell game to me. Sam Fisher isn't a Third Echelon agent/spy anymore and that is reflected in the gameplay. Stealth/not getting spotted is still a big part of the game but you can also tackle scenarios with a more action oriented approach if you wish. The majority of the time you won't be too successful but, hey, it's an option.

If the development team had stuck with their original concept (Sam Fisher the hobo!) then, yeah, that would have been them taking Splinter Cell out of Splinter Cell but that is not the case with Conviction. It is still very much a Splinter Cell game and the ironic thing is that some reviews I've read have actually marked it down for that.

That area was pretty much covered in darkness so I found cover behind a table, marked four guys "furthest" away and when the closest guy came near me I took him out via the B button. Once that was done I quickly executed the four guys I tagged. There were another couple of guys lingering around but I just threw a sticky camera near them, made noise, took the guy out that came near it (via detonation of course) and just shot the other dude in the head as he came to check what happened.

I'm finding I'm missing the night vision goggles a lot. It's an alright game, some sections almost force shoot outs on you and the whole thing falls apart then. It's a fair installment though not the best one... or even second best... maybe not third best...